Behrend Baseball Hosts Pitt-Bradford in Non-Conference Action Monday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team hosts the Pitt-Bradford Panthers for a non-conference doubleheader on Monday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage
Monday, April 18              
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford, 1 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford, 4 p.m. – Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions are looking to bounce back from three straight losses
* Last week, the Lions fell to Fredonia in non-conference action and dropped a pair of AMCC contests to La Roche on the road Saturday
* Behrend split with Pitt-Bradford almost two weeks ago, claiming game on 7-1 and falling in the nightcap, 13-2
* Senior outfielder Tanner Cicchini (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) tallied four hits, three RBIs, two runs and a double last week
* Senior third base Josh Wagner (South Park, PA/South Park) hit .750 with three hits in four at-bats, while walking three times and registering a double in the last three games
* Behrend is now fourth in the AMCC standings with a 5-3 mark
* Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) recorded five strikeouts in game one against the Redhawks to bring his season total to 29, good enough for second in the AMCC

Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:

* The Panthers are 3-9 overall and 2-8 in the AMCC, falling in their last three contests
* Pitt-Bradford recently dropped 6-1 and 17-7 decisions to Penn State Altoona on Saturday
* Against the Altoona Lions, the Panthers tallied eight runs on 14 hits over the two games
* Senior infielder Samuel Dreistadt leads the team with 18 runs and 13 RBIs in 12 games
* Hurler Alex Miles is boasting a 2.00 ERA in 18 innings pitched for one win

Series History

* The Lions are 41-22-1 in the all-time series against Pitt-Bradford
* The series began in 1999
* Behrend is 19-2-1 in the last 22 meetings with the Panthers